The Winery Kanonkop of Stellenbosch of Western Cape

Winery Kanonkop
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Kanonkop Estate.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Western Cape.
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape
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The Winery Kanonkop is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kanonkop wines

Looking for the best Winery Kanonkop wines in Stellenbosch among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Kanonkop wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Kanonkop wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Kanonkop

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kanonkop

How Winery Kanonkop wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, poultry or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, turkey stuffed with chestnuts or mymy's golden apples (squash).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kanonkop

On the nose the red wine of Winery Kanonkop. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Kanonkop. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kanonkop

  • 1991With an average score of 4.53/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.35/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Kanonkop.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinotage
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Stellenbosch

Showcase of the South African vineyard: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red — structured and age-worthy with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a menthol touch, firm tannins. Emblematic national Pinotage (created 1925) opulent and smoky (blackberry, coffee, leather). Fleshy Shiraz, supple Merlot as complement. Vibrant Chenin Blanc, ample Chardonnay and lively Sauvignon in whites.

Western Cape district (1679), Mediterranean climate tempered by False Bay, granitic soils.

The top pink wines of Winery Kanonkop

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Kanonkop

How Winery Kanonkop wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of rabbit with mustard in foil or savoyard fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Kanonkop

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Kanonkop. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Kanonkop

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Kanonkop.

  • Pinotage

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

Intensely coloured, structured reds with inky robe and firm tannins, with typical aromas of blackberry, black plum, roasted coffee, cocoa, banana and characteristic smoky notes. Made as powerful ageing reds and as more approachable fruity cuvées, sometimes as rosés. Absolute signature of South Africa (Stellenbosch, Swartland, Paarl). Cross of pinot noir × cinsault created in 1925 by Abraham Perold at Stellenbosch University.

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